Rhythmic 3–4Hz discharge is insufficient to produce cortical BOLD fMRI decreases in generalized seizures
Youngblood MW, Chen WC, Mishra AM, Enamandram S, Sanganahalli BG, Motelow JE, Bai HX, Frohlich F, Gribizis A, Lighten A, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Rhythmic 3–4Hz discharge is insufficient to produce cortical BOLD fMRI decreases in generalized seizures. NeuroImage 2015, 109: 368-377. PMID: 25562830, PMCID: PMC4340775, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHz spike-wave dischargesSpike-wave dischargesFMRI decreasesSpike-wave seizuresAnimal modelsHuman patientsMagnetic resonance imaging studyTonic-clonic seizuresBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyHuman functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studiesGeneralized seizuresFerret modelCortical decreasesAbsence seizuresCortical developmentAnesthetic regimeSeizuresTransient episodesHuman seizuresImaging studiesPatientsBOLD fMRISimultaneous electroencephalography